Life is full of highs that raise you in joyful exultation and lows that oppress you like a dark winter’s morning. And then, then there are the days when everything comes crashing down around your ears in the space of a few, brief words: “I have some bad news…” That...

Maintaining healthy eating when you have special needs and are going out We’re into week 6 of my daughter’s changed diet. That’s 6 weeks of slightly altered eating patterns and food offerings. I’d like to say 6 weeks without fast food but of course, maintaining...

Over six years, since my daughter developed Addison’s as a barely-minted teenager, I’ve watched with increasing concern as she’s steadily grown outwards, not upwards, as the daily steroid medication she needs to manage her endocrine condition takes (side) effect....

Are your children fussy eaters? Yes! Are your efforts to disguise vegetables in mashed potato and fritters failing? Yes! Are doormats the only fibre they regularly touch? Yes! The list could go on. I’m sure you have your own. You’re probably all thinking, “Been there,...

Ahh – bedtime routines. Excellent in theory and great in practice if we can actually get our kids to follow them, or when they’re not interrupted by other demands. When we have more than one child or after-school activities to consider, bedtime routines are...

Opportunities for special needs kids (and adults) to get involved in mainstream sports are limited, although you mightn’t think so from all the media promotion and sports groups out there. So I’ve always been keen to encourage my daughter to participate in...